Voluntary food intake and diet selection in farm animals J. Michael Forbes
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TextPublication details: Wallingford, UK CABI c2007Edition: 2nd edDescription: viii, 453 p. ill 25 cmISBN: - 9781845932794
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-447) and index
Feeding behaviour -- Feedbacks from the gastrointestinal tract -- Metabolites and hormones -- Central nervous system and the special senses -- Learning about food; conditioned preferences and aversions -- Diet selection - principles -- Diet selection - practicalities -- Integrative theories of food intake control -- Minimal total discomfort -- Diet digestibility, energy concentration and supplementation of forages -- Protein and other nutrients -- Appetites for specific nutrients -- Silage -- Growth and fattening -- Reproduction and lactation -- Environmental factors affecting intake
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